Rachael Farrington: Founder

Voting Counts was set up in 2014 by Rachael, who was studying for her A-levels, when she found that many of her friends did not intend to vote because they didn’t feel informed enough about politics.

“I founded Voting Counts after my friends were constantly asking me whom they should vote for, but as a politically active person my answer was always pretty biased. So I wanted to create somewhere my friends could actually go and compare the parties in an unbiased way rather than hearing an often one-sided opinion from friends, family and the media. It’s important for young people to make their own informed decisions”

One of the most important aspects of our development has been the input of the volunteers who dedicate their time, knowledge and passion into the website. We are currently looking to expand this volunteer team.

Brett John

(Welsh Political Editor)

As Welsh Political Editor Brett oversees all content creation for the Welsh politics side of the Voting Counts website. He is currently conducting interviews with the Welsh political party leaders in order to develop a new video series for Voting Counts.

David Murray

During the EU Referendum David worked hard to collate and summarise the main arguments from both sides of the referendum campaign. He spoke about the importance of remaining politically neutral in this role at our launch event (pictured). Since then he has remained an active member of the organisation, giving insight and opinions on new ideas and projects.

Eliot Smith

Eliot acts as a vital part of the Voting Counts team, his expertise in wordpress enables him to assist with any website or technical issues. Eliot’s interest in politics has also allowed him to assist in the scrutiny and production of content.

Cameron Wall

Cameron has supported the project from an early stage and has contributed his time and effort into attending events, writing blog posts and checking over the website. He specifically worked on content for the London Assembly Election.

Harvey Chandler

Harvey’s main focus has been on the administration of the organisation, including helping to organise events and exploring funding options. Further to this Harvey assists in monitoring and scrutinising the website’s content. He also spoke at our launch event in April 2016.

Morgan Haringman

Please note that despite any personal political affiliations, all of these volunteers undertake their work understanding the importance of the website’s impartiality and, knowingly support the goal of Voting Counts to enable you to make your own decisions. Their work is always reviewed before being published. Their personal views do not reflect those of Voting Counts.